The Merriweather Girls in Quest of Treasure

"Sounds fishy to me," returned Joy slangily. "I may be wrong but I have my doubt that it works. If I had to go up in an airplane I'd be so frightened I couldn't think straight for a year at least."

Suddenly Joy sprang up, her face white. "Say, Bet, does everyone at Rockhill have to fly?"

"Of course not, Joy. There probably won't be more than six in the whole school who will go in for aviation."

"Thank goodness! I wish The Merriweather Girls wouldn't go in for flying."

"Why, Joy Evans, I've already signed up for the aviation course. I wouldn't miss it for worlds."

"Personally, I'd be content to stay on the ground," spoke Shirley.

No one else spoke. Joy was staring at Kit.

Then Bet turned to Kit and the western girl replied to her unspoken question: Kit's bright eyes and daring smile told that she was game to ride anything that could run or fly. "I'm with you, Bet," she said heartily.

"We're all with you, Bet. We'll not be left behind. If you girls are going to fly, we will, too," Enid drew Shirley toward the two girls.

"I was just thinking," exclaimed Shirley Williams, "that I can make some wonderful photographs from the air."

"Well, since you're all going in for aviation, I suppose that includes me. But I'll not do a thing unless I can wear one of those lovely white leather costumes. I'm sure I'd look well in one!" This from Joy, the butterfly girl.

"Then The Merriweather Girls stand together!" laughed Enid Breckenridge.

"Of course, 'One for all and all for one!'" said Bet, with a happy smile on her face.

"And this year it will be THE MERRIWEATHER GIRLS – AT GOOD OLD ROCKHILL." Kit waved an imaginary hat in the air. "I wonder what adventures are in store for us there?"

"We've had so many wonderful experiences this summer that it seems as if there couldn't be any more adventures left," mused Enid.

But Bet Baxter's face was glowing with the promise of future joys. "Don't worry about that, girls! At Good Old Rockhill, we'll find lots of fun, new thrills, and something tells me that adventure is waiting for us there!"

"If we follow close on your heels, Bet, we're sure to find it!" laughed Kit.

"Three cheers for Good Old Rockhill!" Bet shouted as the train carried them nearer and nearer to the exciting experiences that were before them.

THE END